Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s regrets over ABBA mania

Anni-Frid Lyngstad once harbored regrets about singing in ABBA – because she was so overwhelmed by the band’s worldwide popularity.

The Swedish singers shot to the top of the charts with their catchy tracks in the 1970s, and have continued to sell millions of records across the globe even after their heyday.

And Lyngstad admits she has previously felt desperate to swap her legacy with the “Dancing Queen” hitmakers for a normal life.

She says, “I think it was the right moment for us to split, actually, because we’d been two couples who had been together for 12 or 13 years and everyone wanted to do something else. And I had my moments (of regretting ABBA), I must honestly say.

“But it’s better to have a positive attitude because there’s no way you can escape ABBA. There’s no point in regretting anything because that was the time when we were excited about dancing and dressing like that!”

And her bandmate Bjorn Ulvaeus is also surprised they still have fans, adding: “I thought we’d be forgotten in a couple of years after we split up!”